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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
1056 AM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026
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CIMARRON-TEXAS-BEAVER-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB-
HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON-
GRAY-WHEELER-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG-DONLEY-COLLINGSWORTH-
PALO DURO CANYON-
1056 AM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING
FOR WINDY AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS FOR THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA
PANHANDLES...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM MONDAY TO
MIDNIGHT CDT MONDAY NIGHT FOR WINDY AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS FOR
THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR WINDY AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS, WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 9 AM MONDAY TO MIDNIGHT CDT MONDAY NIGHT. THE FIRE WEATHER
WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* WINDS...TODAY, SOUTHWEST AT 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45
MPH. MONDAY, SOUTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 4 PERCENT.
* TEMPERATURES...TODAY, 90S TO LOW-100S. MONDAY, UPPER-80S TO
AROUND 100.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO
SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
* SEVERITY...
FUELS (ERC)...90TH+ PERCENTILE...5 (OUT OF 5).
WEATHER...EXTREME...4 (OUT OF 5).
FIRE ENVIRONMENT...9 (OUT OF 10).
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE FAVORABLE WEATHER FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD. AVOID
ACTIVITIES THAT PROMOTE OPEN FLAMES AND SPARKS.
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